The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1887-11-25
GOSSIP


The real and full name Of "Lewis Car.
roll" the suthor Of the inimitablea Alice's
Adventures" Is LutwIdge Dodgson.
The York dandy has taken TO snuff,
which he pInches from ancient snuh.box.
es ornamented with diamonds or ancestral
portraits.
The English Church receives In iithes
abont Saooooooo year. OF this amount
100000 IL expended in hospitals, schools,
church building, etc, and the remaining
Sis,ooo,ooo goes TO pay the salaries Of the
clergy.
The vestibule doors In Chauncey NJ
Depews New York home have two large
stained glass cathedral panes. On one Is
painted u fair.faced and brilllantly-robcd
woman, with the inscription underneath,
"Welcome the coming" and on the other
isan equally pleasant.iaced image, at the
bottom Of which 10 "speed the parting
guest"
The gold mines OF Australia continue
to be very productive. Some Of them are
more than aooo feet In depth, and many
will be sunk even lower than that In the
near future. This Is contrary to the pre-
dlctIens Of old mining experts, who said
many years ago that no good would ever
b. found In Australia At depth greater
than hundred feet.
Senorita Matilde Montaya Is the fret
Mexican girl to become doctor. A Gem
mittee Of young men Of the city Of fMsxico
got up bull.fght In honor Of her courage
and devoted the proceeds to the purchase
Of books and instruments for her. In the
bull.Aght two of the toreros were hurt,one
Of them seriously. but the young senorita
tosk the purse and graduated with credit.
A very ingenious device Is now gener.
ally adopted by druggists TO prevent the
frequent mistakes which occur at night
In administering dangerous medicine for
a simple one This IL entirely obviated
by putting up prescriptions containing
powerful remedies or poisonous drugs in
rough bottles as prickly as the coat of
gherkln. Any one rising in the dark Is Al
enes warned OF his danger, Many lives
have already been saved by this simple
eontrivanee.
The Philadelphia Times gets off the fol-
lowing "A cut In one Of the illustrated
papers recalls the fact that London keeps
up such establishments as "The Home for
Lost and Starving Dogs, Bstterses." In
the meantime the unemployed invade
Westminsier Abbey In search of work and
the homeless who sleep In ST. James,
Park are as thick at midnight as PhiIadei-
phIans In FaIrmount Park At noon on the
Fourth OF July But, then, the Britisher
always did lore his dog"
Prof. Helns. of the University of Penn.
sylvania. has come very near being an IL
iussratioE Of that clever Story. MY Double
and How lie undId Me-" a few weeks
ago be WAS arrested In oswego on the
charge that ne was "bnnco.steerer." His
friends were astounded bat tincredulous,for
they knew that II was morally impossible
that the charge should be true. The mrs
terry has now been cleared up By the arrest
OF the real sbunco-stesrsF, 'who resembles
the professor very closely in everything |
except character.
A Paris cable OF last week said AT
dinaer given here by James Mclean, Mr..
Farwell. our new Illinois Senasor,sat next
TO Mrs. Kelley, and had the honor Of In |
stilling into her mind the first principles
Of the noble game Of poker. lie was per-
fsetIy amazed, as was every one else, TO
learn that the lady. who was the liveliess
guest At the table, and the wistiess, and who
TO be barely fifty, was the cele.
brased actress, now elghsy.two years old,
the fooslighss, worked on peo-
pies feelings before the Senator Was
born"
Brese IIarte IL living quietly In one of
The suburbs Of London. where he intends
hereafter to permanently reside. He finds
L greatly 70 his advantage to live in Eng.
and from business standpoint. Residing
here he obtains copyright In Engisnd
sn hts writings, while he Is enabled at the
'ams time to secure copyright In this
sountry. Should he live In the United
States his writings would be absolutely
unprotected in England, where his works
have as good sale and appreciation as AT
aome. His books have an Increasing sale
IN England and his new stories are in great
iemand. Brste Harte writes chiefly for
he English magazines and journals and
commands for his work any price he may
name. lie makes all the way from $7ooo
o SIo,ooo annually and leads rather sc.
:luded life.